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on hills usually, favelas usually have thousands of people living in them so they need to be in a big area but many family are cramped in to little huts
favelas or barrios
People moved to favelas mainly because of the money charges they could avoid. They could avoid heavy taxes as they had not much land to themselves. It was a also a means of safety, as most people did not go to the favelas as they thought it would be disgraceful to lower themselves to the standards of the poor peasants. So there were many reasons why people moved to favelas. check wikipedia for more info, it's really good!
Favelas are shanty towns which were built by the freed-slaves in Brazil. Towards the end of the 19th Century, former slaves left the homes of their masters and began to live on their own. Normally, Favelas can be found in urban areas like in the City of Rio de Janeiro.
if you are lucky 3-2 rooms
shantytowns in Brazil are called favelas
They are called favelas because it comes from the flower "favela" because where the favela's are built (on hills and mountains) there would be a large amount of them growing where the shanty towns are.
On the surroundings of big cities. (There are poor people even in the USA)
so that they dont get embarrased in the middle of brazils cities
It depends really what the families can afford. Some favelas are made of long wooden chunks and if people are a bit more richer, they can afford bricks and concrete. Harldy any favelas have electricity or piped water. Rocinha in Brazil has shantys stacked on top of another.
Ranchos are small farms where as favelas (or favelos) are shanty towns, normally found in Brazil.